Reporting directly to the Group ESG / CSR Director, you will steer the operational rollout of Barrière’s Planète Barrière roadmap across luxury hotels, casinos, and restaurants. Your daily focus will involve managing corporate carbon accounting, tracking greenhouse gas reductions, and coordinating CSR compliance initiatives such as the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
This role brings sustainability directly to the heart of luxury hospitality and entertainment. By translating ambitious climate goals into concrete local initiatives, ranging from sustainable gastronomy and eco-friendly procurement to region-wide energy and carbon management, you will guide iconic venues toward measurable environmental excellence without compromising premium guest standards.
This suits someone who possesses strong carbon accounting capabilities, practical regulatory knowledge, and a collaborative mindset capable of engaging diverse operational teams across distributed properties.
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What are the main missions and responsibilities of this role?
The position centers on operationalizing the Group's Planète Barrière strategy, with a central emphasis on climate action and carbon trajectory management. Day-to-day responsibilities include measuring and updating corporate and site-level carbon footprints using dedicated software, structuring decarbonization roadmaps, and ensuring strong non-financial data collection for upcoming CSRD reporting cycles.
In addition to technical carbon accounting, you will actively facilitate specialized operational committees across business verticals such as Responsible Hospitality, Responsible Catering, and Sustainable Procurement. You will also oversee compliance projects related to supply chain due diligence under CS3D.
On the field engagement side, you will supervise and animate a regional network of around ten sustainability ambassadors across France. This involves organizing educational initiatives, delivering Climate Fresk workshops, driving solidarity campaigns, and sharing sustainability milestones through internal group communication channels.
Key learning opportunities for this job
Joining this team offers deep, practical immersion into CSRD compliance and corporate carbon management within a high-standard, multi-site hospitality and leisure business. You will master carbon data platforms, non-financial audits, and multi-facility carbon balance methodologies.
Furthermore, the cross-functional committee leadership offers firsthand experience in steering sustainable procurement and operational transformation, aligning business practices with emerging regulations such as CS3D. You will also significantly improve your stakeholder management and internal change management capabilities by training local staff and managing decentralized sustainability networks.
How does the ideal candidate look like (experience, skills)?
The ideal candidate holds an engineering degree or a Master's degree specialized in sustainable development or corporate social responsibility, accompanied by at least three years of professional experience within a corporate headquarters or a sustainability consultancy.
Technical fluency in greenhouse gas accounting methodologies (such as Bilan Carbone or GHG Protocol) and familiarity with CSRD and supply chain vigilance frameworks are essential. Strong project management, analytical rigor, and synthetic communication skills are vital.
Given the multisite operational context, the role requires an empathetic, humble communicator capable of rallying diverse teams, alongside fluent French, working English proficiency, and an appreciation for the hospitality or luxury sectors.
Advice to stand out and make a successful application
Highlight concrete experience with carbon footprint tools and decarbonization roadmaps directly on your resume. Avoid generic sustainability statements; instead, quantify the scopes, data gathering challenges, or reduction projects you have successfully navigated in the past.
Emphasize your ability to interact with diverse operational teams, from procurement specialists to site managers. Demonstrating an understanding of the balance between luxury guest experience and operational environmental efficiency will immediately distinguish your application from more theoretical CSR profiles.
What aspects of the company's sustainability is this role likely to focus on?
The primary focus lies in operational decarbonization, encompassing building energy efficiency, food waste reduction, and the promotion of sustainable food offerings through initiatives like plant-based menu challenges.
Procurement sustainability represents another key area, specifically integrating ethical sourcing, environmental criteria, and human rights due diligence into supplier relationships to comply with European regulatory mandates.
Finally, cultural engagement forms a third pillar: scaling up environmental literacy across casino, hotel, and restaurant employees to ensure sustainability practices are actively embedded in daily customer service.
What are the main challenges someone in this role might face?
A primary challenge will be gathering reliable, auditable carbon and ESG data across independent business units, including distinct luxury hotels, gaming clubs, and high-end restaurants, while standardizing reporting for CSRD.
Another significant obstacle lies in driving genuine change management within fast-paced operational environments where luxury hospitality service and high-touch customer experience are paramount. You will need to convince operational teams that sustainability improvements directly support the brand's premium value rather than constrain daily operations.
How could a typical day look like for someone in this position?
A regular day could start with analyzing energy and carbon emission metrics on the group's tracking platform to monitor progress against corporate emission reduction targets. You might then hold a check-in with your regional sustainability ambassadors to review upcoming local waste or energy reduction projects.
In the afternoon, you could co-lead a working session with the central purchasing team to evaluate supplier performance criteria under CS3D guidelines, followed by delivering a Climate Fresk workshop to hotel and casino staff. You would likely conclude by drafting internal updates or fine-tuning ESG documentation for the Group CSR Director.
What are the opportunities for professional growth and development in this role?
Given the high visibility of ESG within the executive roadmap and upcoming European reporting mandates, successful delivery in this role positions you for senior sustainability leadership positions within the group or the broader hospitality industry.
You could advance toward dedicated leadership of group-wide climate programs, lead comprehensive ESG reporting and regulatory affairs, or transition into operational management with an embedded sustainability portfolio.
The main stakeholders you might be interacting with
You will collaborate closely with the Group ESG / CSR Director and interact regularly with corporate functional departments, particularly central purchasing, corporate communications, and legal teams.
Externally, you will partner with ESG software vendors, external auditors, and supplier representatives during supply chain assessment phases. Internally, you will engage heavily with local general managers, executive chefs, hotel operations teams, and appointed regional sustainability referents across French properties.
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